Chapter 297 Sweep the promotion, the calf of the lion
Another set of games in the Eastern Conference was between the Pistons and the Nets. The Nets simply eliminated the Pistons 4-1. The Pistons' lineup was good and their defense was tough enough.
They had Billups on the outside, Prince on the forward line, and Ben Wallace on the inside. However, there happened to be a but. They did not have two very important offensive points. One was the later Roaring God Rashid.
Wallace, the Roaring King at this time was still dawdling in the Trail Blazers, and the other one was Hamilton, who had already settled in the Bulls.
Without these two offensive points, today's Pistons are obviously much worse than the Nets.
The competition in the playoffs is defense. The premise of this sentence is that your score is at least higher than your opponent. If you find that you did not score after your defense, the opponent you defended has changed from 100 points per game to 80 points per game. However,
He only averaged 60 points per game, still the same result.
This was the case in the Pistons-Nets game.
The Nets' scoring average was pulled down because the Pistons could indeed defend, but they really couldn't attack. As a result, the Nets' scoring average was still not enough to win the game.
The second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs ended early, but the Western Conference was still in full swing, so the Bulls and Nets in the Eastern Conference could only wait until the Western Conference second round was completed before the Eastern Conference finals could begin.
The Spurs were the first to advance.
It took them six games to defeat last year's defending champion Lakers. O'Neal is no longer arrogant. In fact, the Lakers' championship team is still there this year, so the potential to win the fourth championship is still feasible in theory. So why did they end up
Will he be eliminated by the Spurs?
First of all, O'Neal began to slack off, and his enthusiasm for pursuing championships gradually faded away. But Kobe was different, because Kobe's character had a belief in constantly pursuing improvement.
And with the growth of Kobe's basketball skills and the accumulation of game experience, he is no longer willing to be O'Neal's "green leaf". He also wants to be the team's boss and the team's first choice in tactics, so
Kobe O'Neal and Kobe O'Neal began to have a gap, and they no longer had the good relationship and understanding they had in the first three championships, both off and off the court.
Especially after it was revealed that O'Neal encouraged others to deal with Lu Yu in the All-Star Game some time ago, O'Neal chose to fight arrogantly in the face of the fans' verbal criticism.
This kind of behavior makes Kobe look down upon him.
In the atmosphere of discord between the two stars in the team, the team's role players gradually lost their desire to win the championship, and often performed abnormally on the court. When the Lakers were in poor condition as a whole, in the regular
The team only finished fifth in the Western Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses and entered the playoffs.
Even though Kobe and O'Neal both won for a while, anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong with the Lakers.
Even if both players win a team, they are only fifth in the Western Conference.
Using O'Neal's toe injury as an excuse obviously doesn't make sense.
The Spurs ranked first in the league with 60 wins, and core leader Duncan won the MVP award. Although the Spurs' record in the regular season was quite impressive, many fans were not optimistic about them. On the one hand, the Lakers wanted to create a miracle in their bid for four consecutive championships.
On the other hand, the Spurs are in the transition period between old and new. Only Duncan is at his peak, David Robinson is about to retire, Parker is a second-year rookie, and Ginobili has just landed in the NBA and is still in his rookie season. Fans did not expect it.
What's amazing is that it was this Spurs that actually ended the Lakers dynasty with their own hands.
In six games, Duncan averaged 28 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, nearly half more than the team's second scoring point Parker, who averaged 14.8 points per game.
So, what are the statistics of Kobe and O'Neal in this series?
Kobe was the scoring leader in these six games, with 37 points in the first game, 27 points in the second game, 39 points in the third game, 35 points in the fourth game, 36 points in the fifth game, and 20 points in the sixth game. Kobe averaged 20 points per game.
He took 26.5 shots, hitting 11.5 goals, and his hit rate was 43.4%; he took 5.7 three-point shots, hitting 2.5 goals, and his hit rate was 44.1%.
Throughout the series, Kobe averaged 32.3 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. His statistics were very impressive, and his scoring was also relatively efficient.
O'Neal scored 24 points in the first game, 27 points in the second game, 21 points in the third game, 29 points in the fourth game, 20 points in the fifth game, and 31 points in the sixth game. O'Neal averaged 17 shots per game and made 9.5 goals.
The rate was 55.9%. In the entire series, O'Neal averaged 25.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Compared with the average data per game in the 2002 playoffs, it dropped slightly, but the magnitude was not very large.
As for why the Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs, first of all, it was because of the contradiction of the "OK combination". At that time, Kobe and O'Neal had lost the good chemical reaction they had before. Fighting alone was the epitome of their entire series, and the Spurs were absolutely decisive at the critical moment.
No mercy, they successfully won two games at home, and the team's morale began to increase greatly.
Secondly, the performance of the Lakers' role players was too poor. Horry shot 26.2% from the field, took 3 three-pointers on average, and made 0 of 18 shots; Brian Shaw shot 27.6% from the field, and made 3 of 15 three-pointers.
The shooting percentage was only 20%. Among the role players, Fisher was the best, but he only averaged 10 points per game.
As for the Spurs, although David Robinson retired after winning the championship, he was still able to restrict O'Neal in the paint to a certain extent, which freed up many scoring opportunities for Duncan.
Under the coaching of Popovich, the Spurs have not experienced any faults. They are still a very dynamic team this year, forming a very sharp contrast with today's Lakers.
Kobe was obviously very sad when he was eliminated.
Lu Yu couldn't comfort him, so he could only send a text message: I won the championship this year, and we will see you in the finals next year!
He knew that Kobe was not the kind of pessimistic literature lover. He did not need Chicken Soup for the Soul. For Kobe, what he needed was a goal to catch up with, and Lu Yu consciously became that goal.
The premise is that Lu Yu wants to win this year's championship and show it to Kobe.
On May 18, the Mavericks and the Kings reached a tiebreaker. Many fans initially supported the Kings because they felt that if it hadn't been for the black whistle last year, the Western Conference team that was close to the finals must have been the Kings. As for last year's Bulls, that was
Free.
So this year when the king encounters the calf, he will definitely kill them indiscriminately.
Who knew that it was the Kings who were being killed indiscriminately.
This is a typical example of someone who is too strong and gets fucked instead!
But many people ignored that in their second game, Webb's knee landed on the ground without other parts touching the ground, thus causing a knee injury that affected his career.
He subsequently missed five games.
If Webber had not been injured, the winner might have been the Kings, but after the injury, Webber could only support the Kings teammates mentally, and the Kings also fell behind at the beginning of the tiebreaker, and then fell behind until the end of the game.
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In the final game, the Mavericks won 112-99.
Nowitzki scored 30 points and 19 rebounds, but this was not the key to the Kings' loss. The most important thing was that they did not expect Fan Fan to really go crazy.
In this game, Madman Fan played as a substitute for 36 minutes and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. After Mike Bibby of the Kings came off the court, it was the 32-year-old Madman Fan who showed time!
At this point, all the Eastern and Western finals teams have appeared.
The Eastern Conference is the same as last year's Bulls versus the Nets, while the Western Conference is ushering in the most exciting battle between horses and bulls in this era.
On May 19, the first game between the Bulls and Nets began at the United Center in Chicago.
The Nets stick to the eight-man rotation tactics just like last year, and Kidd is still their core organizer. The Bulls can see through the tactics that have remained unchanged for thousands of years, and even their fans don't have any expectations.
The Bulls have also made adjustments, replacing Chandler to deal with the jumping man Kenyon Martin. The defensive tasks of the others remain unchanged. As for Kidd, just let him be.
This year's regular season, the Nets are struggling to win against the Bulls. Kidd gets scared when he sees the Bulls. This is involuntary because he knows that if there is any team in this league that can beat the Nets, it must be the Bulls.
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In other words, it can't be said to be a natural defeat, it can only be said to be a crushing one in terms of strength.
The Bulls led 29-18 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Artest and Crawford played at the same time. The other three were Boozer, Charles and Trenton Hassell. The Bulls strengthened their defense and allowed Boozer and Crawford to speed up.
The Nets, who originally had eight-man rotation, could not adapt to such a fast pace, and the point difference quickly widened to 20 points.
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The Nets' strongest lineup couldn't beat the Bulls in the regular season, and it's even more hopeless now. If they had a surprise player, they might not even have a chance. The key is that among the eight players they rotate, none of them has the face of a surprise player.
The score difference continued to widen in the second half, with the Bulls leading by nearly 30 points in the third quarter, and the game completely entered garbage time.
Nets head coach Scott is helpless on the sidelines. The team is not good at offense and defense. Kenyon Martin is better than Chandler, but he is only one person. The Bulls can safely double-team him.
It's hard to beat four-handed boxers, not to mention, he still needs Kidd to pass the ball to him.
Kidd wanted to pass, but when he passed, he fell into the Bulls' trap.
The final game ended 118-87, and the Bulls beat the Nets to get a good start in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cartwright was already smiling from ear to ear when shaking hands with Scott. He felt that if it weren't for Lu Yu, he wouldn't be where he is today.
When Lu Yu was still a rookie, he was just an assistant coach. Without Lu Yu, the Bulls' record might be particularly bad, and then Floyd would be fired. There is a high probability that he would be the successor. Faced with the situation that he was already in.
With the imprisoned Bulls, he could only make mistakes and was eventually fired like most team coaches.
Now some media have revealed that if the Nets lose, their head coach is likely to face the same risk of losing his job as the head coach of the 76ers.
To put it harshly, they were all beaten out of work by bulls.
But Cartwright knows that both Scott and Brown are excellent coaches. At least they can take the team into the playoffs. Without Lu Yu, he may not be as good as them and may not even make the playoffs.
Can't get in.
What he didn't know was that his guess was basically correct.
The only mistake was that Cartwright in Lu Yu's previous life did not directly take over from Freud, but was replaced by Bill Bailey, who had been working for several months.
The reason why Cartwright can bring the team to where it is today is not entirely because of how exquisite his tactics are. Many of his tactics were stolen from Phil Jackson. Even when he played with the Nets last year, he
Or call Phil Jackson for advice.
But he has one advantage, he has self-awareness.
He knows he's not good, so he has the audacity to ask for advice. He knows he's not good, so he rarely criticizes players, and this is precisely the key to the Bulls' ability to get along well.
You know, these Bulls players are all thorny. If it weren't for Lu Yu's existence and let these thorny players work together, how could the Bulls win 77 games.
Of course, a tolerant head coach gives Lu Yu room to display all his actions.
After the first game, experts predicted that the Nets would be swept by the Bulls. No team could stop the Bulls from reaching the finals. As for the championship, many experts were still not optimistic about the Bulls.
Because the Western team has always been stronger than the Eastern team.
Especially in the past few years, even especially this year.
The Pistons, who are second in the Eastern Conference, can only be ranked seventh in the Western Conference. This is the gap. You can imagine how bad the record of the Eastern Conference teams is. This is also the reason why many Western Conference teams are dissatisfied with the division.
Because they worked hard for a season and had a higher winning percentage than the Eastern Conference teams, but in the end they couldn't make the playoffs. You think it's annoying or not.
The most embarrassing thing is that the weak teams in the Eastern Conference are more shameless than the other.
This year, in order to compete for the favorites in the draft, the Cavaliers almost wrote the words "I want to lose" on their faces. This made many teams call them shameless and at the same time, they also wanted to write a few words on their faces -
— "I want James!"
The emergence of Lu Yu made everyone realize the importance of organizational forwards.
And what followed was that the value of LeBron James, who was already the proud son of heaven, skyrocketed, and MOP Melo Anthony, who had just won the NCAA championship, was filled with resentment.
He doesn't know what organization is, he believes more in his scoring ability.
However, he is still the favorite to be the No. 1 pick this year.
To be honest, this year is a big year for the draft, and the Platinum Generation is not just called casually. If you can find one or two fish that slip through the net in this year's draft, it will be great, but Lu Yu can't focus on this at all right now. He
Concentrate on getting rid of the Nets as soon as possible.
Just like the Bulls' first two rounds, the Eastern Conference Finals ended quickly.
On May 25, the Bulls defeated the Nets 102-83, completing a sweep of the Nets 4-0.
The Nets are in a state of poverty. I don't know if head coach Scott was inspired by the Pistons in the last game. This game was a defensive battle with the Bulls.
But he forgot, how did they defeat the Pistons?
Likewise, they were defeated by the Bulls in this game.
None of the Bulls players scored high in the promotion game, but six players scored in double figures. The highest scorer in the game was Brad Miller, who only scored 26 points, while Lu Yu only scored 18 points, which was shocking.
But those who watched this game will know how important Lu Yu is on the court. Even though his assist data is only 7, he has passed more ice hockey assists.
After being chased and intercepted, Lu Yu seemed more calm. He knew that this was the Nets' final counterattack. The more he resisted and struggled, the more excited his opponent would be.
Therefore, he is terrifyingly calm, like a cobra staring at the Nets generals with eerie eyes, making people tremble with fear.
On May 25, the Bulls began their holiday, and the Western Conference Bulls-Horse War was only in its third game.
Lu Yu remembered that in his previous life, this cow-horse battle reached the sixth game, and it would not end until May 30. From this, he could roughly calculate that the finals should start around June 5.
In other words, the Bulls will have 10 days off before they can play in the Finals.
Lu Yu was a little worried that such a long rest period would make the Bulls stupid. You know, last year they lost a game because they took too long a rest period.
And there are quite a few teams with this kind of problem.
As for who will win the battle between the Bulls and Horses, there is no need to ask this question, it must be the Spurs.
It's not because Lu Yu knew the result of the game in his previous life, but because now that the third game has been played, all basketball experts and fans, including the management of the Spurs and Mavericks, also know the result.
Because in the third game, Nowitzki was confirmed to miss the rest of the game due to a knee injury.
Even though Nowitzki scored 38 points and 15 rebounds in the first game of the series to help the Mavericks get off to a good start, once he was injured, everyone knew that the Mavericks were doomed.
In Lu Yu's previous life, at this time, the two teams had already begun discussing how to make the game longer and allow fans to buy two more tickets.
So the final result of the discussion was 4 to 2!
It did not go to the seventh game because the Spurs were worried that the Mavericks would suddenly explode in the seventh game and stab them with a backhand, so after discussion, they decided to end the game in the sixth game.
In this way, the Mavericks can sell one more ticket, and the Spurs can successfully advance to the finals.
But in the fourth battle, something unexpected happened.
Wang Zhizhi, who came on the bench for Nowitzki, scored 6 consecutive three-pointers and stunned the Spurs. Wang Zhizhi scored 31 points and 12 rebounds and led the Mavericks to a 93-90 victory over the Spurs.
The total score was also tied at 2-2.
This made Mavericks owner Cuban, who was at the negotiating table just a second ago, flip the table. It was even 2-2. Let me tell you, no matter how awesome the Spurs are, they still have to fight 4-2 to win.
, which means that Cuban already has the ticket for Game 6 firmly in hand, and there is no need to continue talking.
The rest is to do it with real swords and guns!
Let’s see who can laugh last!
The Spurs' wishful thinking failed. They originally wanted to use the Mavericks to maintain their form in the last few games and compete with the Bulls in the finals, but the fate was not as good as the fate...
Misstep!
When Lu Yu learned that Wang Zhizhi led the Mavericks to win the game, he suddenly laughed.
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary fan and didn't understand the twists and turns. In this life, he knows the NBA too well. In fact, it is a business league, and everything revolves around interests. Sometimes when the game reaches a certain level, the score
It's already a done deal.
Just like the Mavericks and Spurs in the previous life, when Nowitzki was injured, the total score was destined to end at 4-2.
But the premise of all this is that the Spurs get a 3-1 score in advance, and the Mavericks will compromise on the negotiation table for the sake of tickets and ratings for that game.
But if the total score is not 3 to 1, but 2 to 2, everything will be completely different.
The Spurs won't get a chance to rest.
Because what they will face is a Mavericks team that is preparing to play the game of rabbits and lions!
The lion also uses all his strength to win against the rabbit, let alone the rabbit to win against the lion?
At this time, NBA President David Stern was thinking about another question——
Is there any gimmick for two Chinese players to join forces in the finals?
